Nocioni's Birthday Buster!

Having been duly challenged to create a Nocioni Birthday post, I decided to crunch some numbers and give you 31 numbers and how they figure in Nocioni's life now.

More after the jump...

31 – Andres Nocioni’s age today. Also his career high in points.

30 – Born on November 30, 1979.

29 – Number of games left in the 2008-2009 season when Noce got traded to the Kings.

28 – Number of games Noce started for the Kings in the 2009-2010 NBA Season.

27 – Number of games Noce started for the Bulls in the 2007-2008 NBA Season.

26 – On Aug 26, 2010, the Sixers advised Nocioni to skip the Fiba World Championships.

25 – Number of points Noce scored in his first ever NBA playoff game.

24 – Number of 3pointers Noce has hit as a Sixer.

23 – Number of points Noce scored during his “perfect game”. He went 9-9 from the field and 5-5 from 3pts, in just 18mins.

22 – Number of playoff games Noce has played.

21 – Number of turnovers Noce has as a Sixer.

20 – Number of minutes Noce played in his first game as a Sixer.

19 – Noce’s age when he was named Best Sixth Man by the Argentine league.

18 – Number of rebounds Noce got in his first ever NBA playoff game. Also, number of games Noce has played as a Sixer.

17 – Number of points Noce scored in his first NBA game.

16 – Noce’s age when he joined Argentina’s professional league.

15 – Number of points by which Noce and the Argentineans beat Italy for the gold medal in the 2004 Olympic Games (Athens).

14 – Noce’s highest scoring average (14.1), during the 2006-2007 season.

13 – Noce’s jersey number for Argentina.

12 – Number of playoff games Noce played as a starter.

11 – Number of points Noce scored in the last Sixers game.

10 –Number of points Noce scored in his first game as a Sixer.

9 – Number of blocks and steals Noce has as a Sixer.

8 - Number of points by which Noce and the Argentineans beat Team USA in the 2004 Olympic Games (Athens).

7- Number of points by which Noce and the Argentineans beat Team USA in the 2002 FIBA World Championships (Indianapolis).

6 – Noce’s highest rebounding average (6.1), during the 2005-2006 season.

5 – Noce’s NBA jersey number.

4 – Argentina was just the fourth team in Olympic basketball history to win a gold medal. (courtesy of Noce, Manu, Scola, Oberto etc…)

3 – Number of seasons Noce has played as Tau Ceramica’s reinforcement.

2 – Number of sons (Laureano and Benicio) Nocioni has.

1 - NoceOne!